Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09

gave me come money to skip out with; I
know Henry Peters: | saw him the next day
after / saw John Arensdorf; the last tune at
the beer garden John Arensdorf said that he
would have . team ready TO take me out Of
the city, and he would pay the money for me
to Folger st Junk's that evening, and that 1t
would be the best for me to leave the country;
the next morning the roads we're bad ana
SO We bad To wait q day; 1t was
the following day when | went away:
! went away from Sioux City the Wednesday
morning after Hsddock was killed, | left at 8
O'Clock ADD went TO SaliX, ! went In . buggy,
Fritz folger went with me, we got to Salix
about . O'Clock, ] was given money at Salix,
FRITZ Folger gave Ne $50 In the depot, l was
given money before this to 20 away on, 1t wac
Sl25, that WAS the second day after the muir
der, 1t was about 10 a. IN. at my home, 1t was
Thursday. | saw Geo. Trieber that day, he was
At my house, IL was about 10
a. IN. that the sl25 was given me,
The day At tie beer garden John Arensdorf
said; What's the matter with you that you
ioL't skin outs q got that 1925 that
Trieber gave you" / told him that my
WOMAN got the money and she no give me a
cent. Arensdo"f said. 81 will give you an
other 800, but not until you are out Of he
city, on the road, and then you want to skin
out OF the country"
Cross examination by Matt Gray: Ny
name Is Albert kosnitski. 90 by the name
NJ Bismarck" l was born I'm West Prussia,
Germany. | was a sailor in the old country.
! was about z or s years old when went
on the water. ] was not in the penitentiary.
In the old country my folks came here about
one and = bali years before ! uiu, had no
money to come with them, | Joined my family
In Sioux City, | have worked in pork house
in winter, summer dug wells, etc, | worked
for John Arensdorf about two weeks in the
ice house when ! first came here,
The Monday that Trieber and went up Pierce
TO Seventh street, Trirber said, when near the
Methodist parsonage. pointing out Haddock's
house, ''There is where lives the s. .
B. Of s'prtister.'"
Q. Didn't Trieber ask you TO. whip ths
preacheri A. No, sir. He said was not
strong enough.
Our conversation that day was carried on
In Dutch. ! speak both Low and High Dutch.
Q Were you To receive any money for do
ing the errards for TIieber and hunting up
Grandaf A. Well, | thought they ought TO
give me up something.
@. You we e doing the work then for free
drinks, weren't youi A. j expected to get
some free drinks.
Q. DID Granda say that he would lick the
preacher! A. Yes, sir.
9. Wnen your family came here what did It
consist of a. Wife and one child Elk years
Old and one six months.
q. When you got here didn't yUI find a
man, Jake Steiohauer, living with your wife,
md her have "A small infant in her arms, ana
d!dn't you take money from Sttinhsuer and
then 20 to living with your wifet Objected
to by the state. Sustained.
Q. Where did Granda live! A. Near the
pork house.
@. Isn't II a fact that Granda was at home
the evening OF the 81. when you were there,
and that he came up town with youa A. No,
sir. Granda's wife told ne that be was up
town.
q Who else was theret A. Otto Greible.
The witness then describei how some OF the
defendants we're dressed when he saw them
at he bank corner.
q. Isn't 1t n fact IL at You we're too drunk
that night TO hnd any body's house. A.. No
sir | could walk aud run. (Laughter).
q. After Plath gave Granda the quarter
what did you dot A We went to Jake Uhl-
mers saloon aud got a straight drink. A good
drink for a man.
The men on the bank corner all had on rub
Der coats but Arensdorf, he rad on a short
black coat and light pants. could see them
because he had on short coat.